Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1961-06-30

              COLUMBUS EDITION
Serving Columbus, Dayton, Central and Southwestern
COLUMBUS EDITION
Vol. 39. No. 26
FRIDAY. JUNE 30.  1961
39
Devoted to Amarlean and Jewliii  Idaalt
Eichmann Still Claims Service As Subordinate
Has Clear Conscience Regarding Slaughter
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Adolf Eichmann went into his second weelt of direct testimony at his trial here, continuing along the same lines he had apparently worked out with the chief ot his defense. Dr. Rolrert Servatius of Cologne.
As he has done until now, he spent the entire day telling the three-judge tribunal he had only acted as a subordinate carrying out orders from superiors. He Insisted several times that his conscience is clear In regard to the charges
YOUNG LEADERSHIP RETURNS
The 140-member United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership Mission, first of its kind, returned to the United States Thursday, June 22, via El Al, after a three-week trip to Israel and Europe. 'Led by RabbI Herbert A. Friedman, UJA executive vice-chairman, members of the Mission spent two weeks In Israel studying at first-hand condi¬ tions among Israel's unabsorbed Immigrants and visiting Immigrant farm settlements, vocational schools, hospitals, old-age homes, rehabilitation centers and other centers of Immigrant activity.
supported by funds from the UJA. They also visited various immigrant centers in France and studied programs being conducted by the UJA in countries outside Israel. While overseas, the group conferred with officials of the Joint Dis¬ tribution Committee, the Jewish Agency in Jeru¬ salem and prominent Israel Government leaders. Including President Itzhak Ben-Zvl, Prime Minis¬ ter David Ben-Gurion and Gideon Hausner, prose¬ cutor at the Eichmann trial.
Bible Proves Inspiration In Naming Of Heritage House
Heritage House, the New Jewish Home for the Aged. How was It named? Who selected this name? What is its significance?
Last fall, the committee tor the new Home held a contest asking members of the community to submit names for the new Home along with reasons for their choice.
EAKLY THIS year tlie committee announced that "Heritage House" had been chosen as the official name of the new Home. The name was suggested by Mrs. Mor-  ^_^___^__^_^__^^_,^^^^^
rla N. Taxon. After she was hoti- j fled that her name had been chosen, she wrote the following letter to Abe A. Wolman, chair¬ man of the committee.
"Dear Mr. Wolman: I am In receipt ot your letter Informing me that my suggested name for the new Home for the Jewish Aged has been selected by your committee.
"I FIND rr most difficult to convey, with mere words, the joy this gives me, and It is with pro¬ found humility that I acknowledge the signal honor.
"The Bible was my inspiration for  the name.
. "Through prayer^ and exhorta¬ tions, God constantly reminds Is¬ rael that 'Thou are My inherit¬ ance.' Hence, as His messenger, Israel has been the bearer and bestower of ethical principles and codes of conduct to mankind since Mt. Sinai. This Is its splendid Heritage, cherished and kept In¬ violate through the ages and for all time to come.
"HeKITAGE HOUSE will be the visible expression of the de¬ sire of the Columbus Jewish com¬ munity to acknowledge with pride and dignity a glowing facet of its ancient trust, namely, the priv¬ ileged responsibility ot service and care to and for the aged.
''Here, there will be love, kind¬ ness, and considered attention. Here, the admonition of the Fifth Commandment will be fulfilled. Here, truly, our Heritage will be hallowed in thought and deed.
"Please convey these sentiments and my respect to the members of the selection committee.
"MAY   GOD'S   Omnipotent
Hurry To Be Sealed In 'Heritage House'
Time is running short for you to become a "sealed in" part of a wonderful concept for the future. Seeing is be¬ lieving and until everyone in the community has seen the new Jewish Home for the Aged, they won't believe It.
A trip through the halls of just tho shell of the building, as it now stands, will provide you with a feeling of proud- npss. For this Is a new life being built for our senior citi¬ zens. Go to visit this new Home on College Avenue, south of the Jewish  Center.
And be sure that you are a part of it by making your contribution to Heritage House now. Call today, CA. 1-5181.   (Ed.)
'Amen' seal all our prayers for the successful fulfillment of this noble endeavor. Sincerely, Edyth S. Taxon, Mrs. Morris N."
And   so   Heritage   House   was born.
ON MANEUVER
TEL AVTV, (JTA) — Armored units of the Israel defense forces churned thrpugh the Negev sands In large-scale exercises. Artillery, mobile Infantry and air force units took part In the mock battle.
Foreign military attaches and Israeli military officers watched the various stages of the exer¬ cises at which Israel's new Cen¬ turion tanks were put In action for the first time.
DAG INTENDS VISIT TO ARAB REPUBLIC SOMETIME IN JULY
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA) —Secretary General Dag Ham¬ marskjoid announced here that he will visit Cairo, capital of the United Arab Republic, "for a couple of days" next month. He volunteered the announcement at the opening of a news conference when ho also revealed that An drew W. Ctordler, who as execu five assistant to the Secretary General holds the highest post next to Hammerskjoid himself, is quitting that post.
In his nearly 16 years in that post, and especially under Ham¬ marskjold's tenure since April 1953, Cordler has frequently visit¬ ed the Heads of State and ot Gov¬ ernments in the Middle East, and has carried out many missions in that area on behalf ot the United Nations. He has met frequently with both Prime Minister David Ben-Gurlon of Israel and Presi¬ dent Gamal Abdel Nasser of the United Arab Republic.
IN ANNOUNCmo his forth¬ coming trip to Cairo, Hammarsk¬ joid said "we have so many irons in the fire in that part of the world that it is rather exceptional tiiat I liave not been In touch with that area in some time." Asked whether he plans on going to Is¬ rael, he replied: "I have no plan to visit any other country In the area. The UAR, as you know, has a special position. We have many operations there."
¦ His trip to Cairo, he said, will take place during the period lie will spend In Europe next month. He Is scheduled to attend a meet¬ ing of the United Nations Eco¬ nomic and Social Council at Ge¬ neva on July 10.
IN ANNOUNCING the reslgna- (contlnuid on  pagt 4}
that he had directed the annihila¬ tion of 6,000,000 European Jews during the Nazi regime,
DB. SERVATIUS notified the court that direct examination of the prisoner will last at least through tlie end of this week, pos- sil>ly until the middle of next week. It was believed that Eich¬ mann's testimony on hia own be¬ half may last a full three weeks. After the direct testimony, Attor- new General Gideon Hausner, as ciiief of the prosecution, is ex¬ pected to take at least three, pos¬ sibly four days, for cross-examln- atloni Three or four days will then be spent In summation by both the defense and the prosecution. Thus, It Is expected. It wiii be at least the middle of July before the case goes to the three judges for consideration of a verdict.
Eichmann continued his posture as the careful, thorough efficient bureaucrat, who expedited orders and took pride In their swift ac¬ complishment. When he was asked about an order given by one of his assistants for the murder ot 100 children captured by the Nazis in the Czechoslovakian vil¬ lage of Lidice, he pointed out to the court that It had taken 24 days to carry out the order. That fact proved, he sa.ld, that the order was carried out by a zealous subordinate. "If I had handled the matter," he said, "It would not have taken 24 days."
PREVIOUSLY, he had been questioned by Dr. Servatius about a document showing that a Nazi officer had contacted him about supplying skeletons of dead Jews for "anthropological examina¬ tions" at the Nazi Institute for Re¬ search In Ancestry. He replied that, if he had been contacted by the officer given the assignment ot getting the skeletons, "I must have referred him to my chief. Gen. Heinrich Mueller." And he added: "If I had handled this matter, certainly it would not have  taken   six  months."
When he brought up the time- lag a second time, to prove that he did not do the deeds charged, Presiding Justice Moshe Landau asked him: "You mean to Indi¬ cate you were more efficient?"
since Heydrich was chief of the SS.
On the Nazi decision to requisi¬ tion gas and other paraphernalia for the annihilation of Jews, Eichmann said that was the deci¬ sion of Genercd Mueller.
Sterilization of Jews, said Eich¬ mann, was not his Job, since he was responsible only for "techni¬ cal functions."
DEPORTATION of elderly Jews —that was done by "local offi¬ cials" who did not want elderly people on their hands, while younger Jevre were being de¬ ported.
His signature on orders for the hanging of Jews was appended on orders ot superiors, he said. In these cases, claimed Eichmann, he was "oniy a postman" relaying superior  orders.
All in all, he testified, every¬ thing that was done In regard to the Jews, coming after the Wann¬ see conference which had arrived at "unexpected unanimity with boundless enthusiasm," was the work ot others. As for him, Eich¬ mann gave the court his credo, admitted that. In dictating his memoirs to a Dutch Nazi journal¬ ist in Argentina, he had expressed "joy" in the happenings. But, he said:
"IWY JOY IS to be traced to an entirely different source. While Heydrlch's satisfaction was in re¬ gard to the factual results, my joy was quite different. I ex¬ amined and weighed my character and my personality In the light of the Wannsee Conference as background.
"As far as my own ego is con¬ cerned, I summed up the meaning of my satisfaction. I felt solace and comfort In the fact that I had done my best, my utmost, despite my low rank of lieutenant colonel, in seeking a final solution which
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was not repellent nor hideous, but was at the same time both feasible and possible.
"I HAD TO draft certain pro¬ posals, and the truth of this state¬ ment can be verified. I did my level best to bring order and or¬ ganization into ail the havoc and turmoil. I left no stone unturned. What was done, was not my do¬ ing. That guilt did not rest with me. I felt I was not to blame be¬ cause what was decided at Wann¬ see was decided by the Elite. I have the feeling of Pontius Pilate. The popes ot the regime decided I had to toe the line."
Discussing documentation on the Madagascar plan, which he said he had proposed to give the stripped Jews "a new homeland," he portrayed himself again as one Nazi who was regularly ooneerned for the welfare ot those whose transportation, tlrst out of Ger¬ many, and later from 20 countries to death in the Nazi ovens, was his responsibility.
AGAIN   AND   AGAIN,   in   his
carefully-rehearsed testimony emerged the theme that "they'.'— politicians and everybody except he and his department—were In¬ volved in giving and directing or¬ ders.
The former Gestapo official mentioned, during his second day of testimony, one leading figure in West Germany as having been involved in the early persecution of the Jews in Germany. He testi¬ fied that his department was ex¬ panded on the Initiative of Hans Globke, then head of a sub-section lij the Nazi Interior Ministry and
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SEVERAL TIMES, spectators burst out in loud, ironic laughter while Eichmann was testifying. At one time, such laughter greet¬ ed Eichmann's explanation when he was asked why he had assign¬ ed 1000 Jews to trains earmarked for a capacity of only 700 persons. He said that the 700-capacity re¬ ferred to military personnel, whereas the Jews placed on those trains had no need for luggage space. Justice Landau rapped sternly for order and warned the spectators he would have "to take steps" against them if they con¬ tinued showing such reactions.
As ail of last week, Eichmann's testimony was related to docu¬ ments previously introduced by the prosecution. In each Instance, he had his own explanations.
HE WAS ASKED about the Wannsee conference held at a Berlin suburb In January 1942, for firming up the Nazi line on "the final solution" of the Jewish question. That was Reinhard Hey¬ drlch's fault, he answered, and Eichmann said he knew after that parley he hod to carry out orders,
U.S. Not Interested In Nasser Visit Now
WASHINGTON (JTA)—A spokesman for the State Department said the United States Government recognized the "mutual advan¬ tages" that might be gained by a visit of President Nasser ot the United Arab Republic to Washington, but added that "a visit by President Nasser is not at present under active consideration." The statement was made In response to reports that plans were under way tor a meeting here between President Nasser and President Kennedy.
Pierre Salinger, news secretary for President Kenijedy, said he knew ot no present plans to invite President Nasser to the United States for a formal State visit. At the same time, Salinger confirmed that President Kennedy wrote Arab leaders on Arab-American relations, but pointed out that the text of the letter as published was incomplete. He termed It was not quite complete.
SALINGER SAID that Presi¬ dent Kennedy sent different let¬ ters tc five Arab Heads of State, and that the White House is now deciding whether to make their contents public.
While a published text to King Hussein ot Jordan was termed "generally accurate," perhaps with some omission, Salinger said he wanted to correct the Impres¬ sion that President Kennedy had sent Identical lettera to President Nasser of the United Arab Repub¬
lic, President Chehab ot Lebanon, King Saud ot Saudi Arabia and Premier Kassera ot Iraq.
THE LETTERS to each of the Arab rulers differed, Salinger said and it was up to each recipient to decide whether to publish his let¬ ter. However, the White House is now discussing with the State De¬ partment the publication of all the letters.
The Kennedy letter to King Hussein seemed to favor repatria¬ tion and compensation for Arab refugees. It was understood that all the letters expressed concern over the plight of the Arab refu¬ gees, and favored repatriation and compensation by Israel.
MEANWHILE, State Depart¬ ment sources stressed that AJner- Ican relations with the UAR were constantly Improving, sIBce the Cairo-Moscow rift. They said that the UAR, though neutralist, was (continued on p«ga 4)